I tired of the routine of eight years in one afternoon.

Now for the hitch in Jane's character,' he said at last, speaking more calmly than from his look I had expected him to speak. 'The reel of silk has run smoothly enough so far; but I always knew there would come a knot and a puzzle: here it is. Now for vexation, and exasperation, and endless trouble!

The eagerness of a listener quickens the tongue of a narrator.

Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings.

Wise people say it is folly to think anybody perfect; and as to likes and dislikes, we should be friendly to all, and worship none

Flirting is a woman’s trade, one must keep in practice.

I can be on guard against my enemies, but God deliver me from my friends!